Irritable Colon Syndrome And Urinary Frequency

[PE1]

I'm claiming those two conditions atributed to a ruptured appendectomy in 1998 and gallbladder removal in 2000. I have a note from 3 gastroenterologists and 2 urologists in my service record. But, if the frequency of trips to the bathroom for both conditions is less once you are on medication, does the VA still gives you the rating based on how many trips to the bathroom before medication or after medication?

7319 Irritable colon syndrome (spastic colitis, mucous colitis, etc.):

Severe; diarrhea, or alternating diarrhea and constipation, 30

with more or less constant abdominal distress................

Moderate; frequent episodes of bowel disturbance with 10

abdominal distress...........................................

Mild; disturbances of bowel function with occasional episodes 0

of abdominal distress........................................

Urinary frequency:

Daytime voiding interval less than one hour, or; awakening 40

to void five or more times per night............................

Daytime voiding interval between one and two hours, or; 20

awakening to void three to four times per night..............

Daytime voiding interval between two and three hours, or; 10

awakening to void two times per night........................

Vesicare is an anticholinergic and works really well. Can sit through an entire movie at the movie theater. Vesicare is anew drug. So if I take it and the symptoms are less does the VA rate it lower? Because if I don't take it, then it's very frequent.

[PE1]

All the ratable conditions on the GFR do not make it clear whether the rating is base on symptoms that show up when the patient is taking medication or before taking it.

They do mention that if medication has to be taken to control it, then rated as such and such %